He will bless: Psalms 29:11, Psalms 112:1, Psalms 128:1, Psalms 128:4-5; Malachi 3:16-17, Malachi 4:2; Luke 1:50; Acts 13:26; Colossians 3:11
both small: Acts 26:22; Revelation 11:18, Revelation 19:5, Revelation 20:12
and: Heb. with
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Psalms 115:13
Psalms 115:13
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Psalms 115 — OverviewPsalms 115 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMany ancient translations join this psalm to that which goes next
before it, the Septuagint particularly, and the vulgar Latin; but it
is, in the Hebrew, a distinct psalm. In it we are taught to give glory,
I.…Psalms 115 — OverviewPsalms 115 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 115:1, Because God is truly glorious, Psalms 115:4, and idols are vanity, Psalms 115:9, he exhorts to confidence in God; Psalms 115:12, God is to be blessed for his blessings.Psalms 115 — OverviewPsalms 115 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis psalm is by the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, joined to the former, and makes one psalm with it: and Kimchi says, that in some books the psalm does not begin here; but in the…Psalms 115:1-18Psalms 115:1-18 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
A LITURGICAL psalm, in which a divided choir, together with a leader—a priest or precentor—take separate parts. The occasion is one of danger (Psalms 115:2), but, at the same time, of confident hope and…Psalms 115:1-18Psalms 115:1-18 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe heathen taunt, and what came of it.
To Israel, recently returned from exile, that taunt still seemed to sound in their ears. In this psalm, apparently a liturgical one, and used at high festivals in the service of…Psalms 115:1-18Psalms 115:1-18 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe honor due to God.
A call to the God of Israel, the living God, to rescue the honor of his Name from the reproach of the heathen.
I. GOD IS WORTHY OF THE HIGHEST HONOR. In contrast to heathen idols.
1. Because of…